In the Beginning (Stevie Ray Vaughan album)

In the Beginning
Live album by
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
ReleasedOctober 6, 1992
RecordedApril 1, 1980
VenueSteamboat 1874 (Austin, Texas)
GenreElectric blues
Length38:32
LabelEpic
ProducerWayne Bell (for radio)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology
The Sky Is Crying
(1991) 		In the Beginning
(1992) 		Greatest Hits
(1995)

In the Beginning is the second live album by Stevie (Ray) Vaughan and Double Trouble (the stage name at that time did not include Vaughan's middle name). While the album was released about two years after Vaughan's death in 1990, the actual performance took place on April 1, 1980, at Steamboat 1874 in Austin, Texas, and was broadcast live on KLBJ-FM radio. A 25-year-old Vaughan, still more than three years away from the release of his first studio album, performs with his "Double Trouble" bandmates: Chris Layton, drummer, and Jackie Newhouse, bassist. (Newhouse was replaced by bassist Tommy Shannon in January 1981, who would remain part of Double Trouble until Stevie's death.)[citation needed]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

Writing in 1993 for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau called Vaughan "unfledged" and the performance "blues as a barely controllable torrent of electric sound", while naming "Shake for Me" and "Tin Pan Alley" as highlights.[2] He later assigned In the Beginning a three-star honorable mention grade, indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure".[3] AllMusic's Cub Koda gave it two out of five stars and recommended the album to Vaughan fans. He said it showcased the guitarist's signature sound, "albeit still in need of some polishing", while highlighting the songs "In the Open" and "Tin Pan Alley".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "In the Open" (Sonny Thompson, Freddie King) – 5:57
  2. "Slide Thing" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 3:18
  3. "They Call Me Guitar Hurricane" (Eddie Jones (Guitar Slim)) – 3:06
  4. "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" (Otis Rush) – 6:23
  5. "Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town)" (Robert Geddins) – 7:40
  6. "Love Struck Baby" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 2:56
  7. "Tell Me" (Chester Burnett (Howlin' Wolf)) – 2:48
  8. "Shake for Me" (Willie Dixon) – 4:04
  9. "Live Another Day" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 3:49

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 86
US Billboard 200[6] 58

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 28, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. pp. xvi, 323. ISBN 0312245602.
  4. ^ Koda, Cub (n.d.). "In the Beginning - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – In The Beginning - Live Austin, Texas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Stevie Ray Vaughan – In the Beginning". Recording Industry Association of America.
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